By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--April 27, 2017
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NHL columnist Pierre LeBrun NHL writer Joe McDonald NHL columnist Scott Burnside College basketball reporter Dana O'Neil Soccer writer Mike Goodman ESPNU anchor Brendan Fitzgerald Big Ten reporter Jesse Temple Big Ten football reporter Austin Ward MLB analyst Jim Bowden Baseball reporter Mark Saxon College football reporter Brett McMurphy ESPN Dallas writer Jean-Jacques Taylor College basketball writer Eamonn Brennan College football reporter Jeremy Crabtree College basketball reporter C.L. Brown Columnist Johnette Howard Dan Sharfin SEC analyst Derek Tyson Big Ten reporter Brian Bennett MLB writer Jayson Stark Big 12 reporter Max Olson ESPNW reporter Jane McManus David Ching Doug Padilla Danny Kanell NFL analyst Trent Dilfer Pac 12 reporter Ted Miller NBA reporter Sherwood Strauss Anchor Jay Crawford ESPNW writer Melissa Isaacson Houston Rockets writer Calvin Watkins College basketball analyst Len Elmore NFL analyst Ashley Fox NBA reporter Justin Verrier Radio host Robin Lundberg Expert Rufus Peabody College sports reporter Chantel Jennings Anchor Chris Hassel Anchor Jaymee Sire Roger Cossack The Hollywood Reporter reports that Karl Ravech, Ryen Russillo, and Hannah Storm will see their roles at the network “significantly reduced.” They also report that ESPN will not renew John Buccigross's contract this summer. (Update: THR now says Buccigross could see reduced contract)
"Revolution ain't a date in a history book It's an ivy that thorns A lily that pricks. It stings Like the splash of a copper colored girl running in a skinned knee ruining her Easter dress"Yeah, you're looking for a new gig, but the revolution continues. ESPN may not have any sports writers left, but they still have time for feminist poets. Instead of navel-gazing, you should be celebrating! Ok, ok, fine. So, that one didn't do it for you. Here's one called "Postcard from Diana Prince on Themyscira." The recently-fired may have lost the ability to pay for that new swimming pool, but surely a poem about Wonder Woman and her home island will ease the pain:
Picture a riot of blue cliffs, a coastal strip enemies brand as myth and mirage, for what place, once seen, has ever been but a small blip on man's lusty conquistador radar? Right. Just think of any gimcrack bar in Nevada headlining GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS except forget the X's for sex and wet tequila double-dog dares. Here, there's only curls of cat-scratch rope for a moment's thrilled athletic play.Inspiring, right!? What's that? You'd rather have the money for your pool? Sorry, that's not going to happen. Have another poem instead...
The future is female, we hear, but the past -- the past is also female. The past is our beginning and the future -- is also where we start, where we come from.Yes, as Criswell famously said, "We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future." That future will likely not include a certain cable sports outfit. Congratulations ESPN. We can only assume you learned how to double down from all that poker you show on the weekends.
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